Chris Intro to Business 9/22/10 BP and Ethics This case is about the safety problems faced by BP‚ the third-largest oil and gas producer in the world. On March 23‚ 2005‚ an explosion at BP’s Texas City refinery resulted in one of the most serious workplace accidents in the US. An investigation by The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) uncovered many safety lapses at the Texas City refinery. BP was accused of endangering its workers by compromising on process safety due
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associates extrinsic factors with dissatisfaction. * Contemporary theories of motivation: ERG theory – There are three groups of core needs 1) Existence - provision of basic material requirements 2) Relatedness - desire for relationships 3) Growth - desire for personal development Can tap into multiple needs at the same time McClelland’s Theory of Needs - Achievement‚ power‚ and affiliation are three important needs that help explain motivation Cognitive evaluation theory - Allocating
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Action Plan Paper You are a manager for Riordan Manufacturing. You recently administered a series of assessments to your three employees to give you a better understanding of their different traits. You have begun putting together an Employee Portfolio for each employee. Now you must use the information from the assessments to create a Motivational Plan. Resources: University of Phoenix Material: Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan‚ Self Assessments from Week One and Week Two Individual
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Personal Planning Paper Time Analysis Conducting a time analysis was a pretty eye opening experience for me. I analyzed my time from Saturday 6/15 through Friday 6/21. As a family man‚ the fact that I spend a great deal of my time‚ over half‚ during the course of a week working and sleeping is somewhat unsettling (see Figure 1 – Weekly Time Analysis). I spend an average of 55 hours per week working‚ a minimum of 11 hours each day‚ 5 days a week. I slept approximately 5-6 hours per night
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Maxine Boyce‚ Ricky Chaney‚ Patrick Derouen‚ Justin Gemoll‚ Leroy Washington‚ and Mai Yang MGT/521 August 12th‚ 2013 John Gallaudet Abstract We are a team of managers at J P Morgan Chase. Upper management is concerned that the structure of the division our team manages is not accomplishing goals as efficiently as it could‚ As a result‚ management has asked Team B to review the current organizational structure and recommend needed changes
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Importance of Strategic Planning and Management To own a business was and still is a childhood dream that I have wanted to pursue. I have always wanted to be a CEO of a huge corporation. I figured that if I were going to work‚ I would rather make money for myself than to make it for someone else. When you ’re making money for yourself you tend to love the job more than if you are working for someone else. One small business that I have thought about starting is an online used car dealership
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T2 week 3: (W/c 3rd Feb) Library Workshop – Business Intelligence Sources (sometimes called practitioner resources) Student brief PREPARATION: Think about the type of data you will need for your proposal. Complete section A. Look back over the Meeting the Management Challenge Library Lecture PowerPoint slides. CONTENT: We will build on last year’s library work and take this to a higher level for your Methods of Enquiry proposal data needs‚ AND ALSO preparing you better for your final year projects
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Week 3 Operations Management Problem Exercises Randy Cure ISCOM/305 July 20‚ 2015 Ryan Derrickson 5.1 McBurger’s fast-food restaurant has a drive-through window with a single server who takes orders from an intercom and also is the cashier. The window operator is assisted by other employees who prepare the orders. Customers arrive at the ordering station prior to the drive-through window every 3.6 minutes (exponentially distributed) and the service time is 2.4 minutes (exponentially distributed)
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Checkpoint: Motivation Explained PSY/230 March 5‚ 2013 Will Longstreet Checkpoint: Motivation Explained The three major motivation theories in life are psychoanalytic‚ humanistic‚ and diversity. Psychoanalytic: determinism‚ drive‚ conflict‚ the unconscious. Humanistic: self-actualization‚ Maslow’s need hierarchy‚ intrinsic motivation‚ self-determination theory. Diversity: Murray’s psychogenic needs‚ achievement. A time where psychoanalytic had happened in my life would have to be with
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